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Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rite confirmed on August 20 that the Netherlands and Denmark would deliver F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine as soon as possible, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi, who was visiting the Netherlands, said he expected 42 planes. The fighters will be delivered to Ukraine once its personnel and infrastructure are ready to receive the powerful US-made aircraft, Rite said.
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Zelensky called the announcement historic and praised Riti for making the Netherlands the first country to offer Ukraine F-16s. The Ukrainian president said he had agreed with Riti on 42 fighter jets, adding that this was just the beginning. Denmark later announced that it would in turn give Ukraine 16 aircraft.
“The main focus of these visits is aviation. According to available information, this visit was successful. About 70 Ukrainian pilots have started training and that’s not a little – it’s a lot.
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It already sounds beautiful from the numbers,” said Jānis Slaidiņš, NBS major, National Guard staff officer, in the TV24 program “Actual about military operations in Ukraine”.
The spokesman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated that 128 units with fighters would be needed. Slaidins also agrees that he can always do more and wants more: “We also add more to the estimates, it’s completely normal. If 100 itches, it will be good. In any case, also 42 and 16 – this is what Ukrainians need.”
Will these deliveries not be stretched out at a time? “Like with tanks. The same scenario repeats itself. This will give so much, this one will not give much, no, I will give anyway –
cannot be traced, it will be the same with these planes.”
Zelensky has also announced that Ukrainian pilots are undergoing training on Sweden’s Gripen fighter jets. “The Swedes, on the other hand, said that we cannot hand over a single Gripen to Ukraine at the moment, because they themselves need them.
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Of course, the question remains open, if the Swedes don’t want to give, then why are they teaching Ukrainians? Are you leaving for fun?”
As the major explains, it is about four types of aircraft. Ukraine has requested Typhon, Fighter, F-16 and Gripen. What will happen in the end, it is mentioned that by the end of the year the first battles in Ukraine will appear and will be involved, let’s see – we don’t want to predict anything,” said Slaidiņš.
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